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What is the risk of learning disabilities being passed down to children?
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Learning disabilitie: Many learning disabilities have a genetic basis. Therefore it is possible that some genetic traits can be passed on from parent to child.
Answered 7/5/2012
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Depends: There are many specific types of learning disabilities, some of which such as dyslexia are known to have a genetic component.
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